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Mela and the Elephant
by Dow Phumiruk (Author) and Ziyue Chen (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Mela sets out to explore the river outside her village but quickly ends up in trouble when her little boat is swept downstream and into the dense jungle. She encounters a crocodile, a leopard, and some monkeys, offering each a prize return for helping her find her way home but the animals snatch up their rewards without helping Mela back to her village. Just when she’s about to give up, an elephant shows Mela that kindness is its own reward, the opposite of how she begins her journey (shown in the images below).

This original fable is told with authentic Thai customs and includes an author’s note with more Thai traditions and language.

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Ocean of Secrets Volume 1
by Sophie-chan (Author / Artist)

Booktalk: Lia, a 17-year old orphan living by the Atlantic is swept away by the ocean currents during a ruthless storm. She is then saved by Moria and Albert, a duo of illegal runaways on their magical ship! Her normal, mundane life suddenly becomes a supernatural adventure as she learns about the powers of their kind and their relations to the human world. But Lia soon discovers that there is a dark secret hidden in a mysterious kingdom.

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On April 22, 2018 Sophie-chan shared this on Twitter:

“From a print out to show my friends at school to a self-published book to share with my online community to a published book to share with the world. Never give up on your dreams, it’s bound to happen someday with hard-work, patience and a whole lot of persistence.”

See the book trailer.